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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 518 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  24. 24.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. balance
  2. hierarchy
  3. alignment
  4. balance
  5. proximity
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. pictures in a neat line
  8. False
  9. True
  10. contact details together
  11. balance
  12. caption close to photo
  13. both halves feel equal
  14. contrast
  15. matching heading styles
  16. black text on yellow
  17. alignment
  18. repetition
  19. True
  20. contrast
  21. pictures in a neat line
  22. white words on black
  23. related items grouped
  24. True
  25. captions on a grid
  26. contrast
  27. repetition
  28. dark text on light paper
  29. False
  30. False
  31. repetition
  32. small print for details
  33. alignment
  34. contrast
  35. most important first
  36. a mirror-image layout
  37. False
  38. True
  39. proximity
  40. balance

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